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Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Algorithm DILI ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... , HBV, HCV, HEV, ... disease, Hepatic ischaemia ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... • Iatrogenic: DILI ... See Updated Schema ... #causes #hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... Chronic Hepatitis ... #HepatitisB #HBV ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
> 50x normal - Ischemic ... normal - Infection (EBV ... 5-10x normal - Chronic ... Liver #Injury #hepatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Cirrhosis • Chronic ... Viral Hepatitis ... (>1000): • DILI ... liver injury) • Ischemic ... #hepatology #transaminitis
Hepatitis B Phases and Treatment
Phase 1 - HBeAg+ Chronic Infection
Phase 2 - HBeAg+ Chronic Hepatitis
Phase 3
and Treatment ... Seroconv Occult HBV ... #HBV #HepBV #Phases ... #Treatment #Management ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... , HBV, HCV, HEV, ... • Iatrogenic: DILI ... #algorithm #hepatology
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
- Differential Diagnostic ... Schema Chronic: ... ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides ... hypovolemia), Meds/Treatments ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... Liver Injury (DILI ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... gastroenterology #management #diagnosis
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Reactive ... Tuberculosis • Hepatitis ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... #Hematology #Oncology